Tre's Blog

Sometimes parenting can be difficult. Big secret, right? Then you throw in relationships, work, kid schedules, and the house. Eventually, you may find a moment for yourself. Perhaps, once in a while you have a moment to sit back and see that it is all very worth it.

A few years ago I gave up on making New Year's resolutions. For me, they just ended in disappointment. One year, I gave up dessert. I am the sort of person who adores dessert. I can live on cake, pie, doughnuts, tarts, and anything with sugar. My resolution lasted until New Year's morning when I had a piece of cake for breakfast.

I have learned to start off my year with being thankful for what I have. Our family talks about what we did in the past year and what we enjoyed the most. We talk about our hardest moments as well, and how we got through them together. Our family spends New Years Eve talking about what we want to do in the coming year or what we did not get to do in the past year. I spend much of the day thinking about my year. Thinking about what I did right or wrong, how I handled things, as a parent and a wife. What I hope to accomplish in the next year with my children, my husband, and my business. I really use New Years as a time of reflection for myself. But we do not make resolutions, I feel like it is setting ourselves up for failure. I may be totally wrong. I may be completely off base. It could be teaching my children to not have willpower or motivation, but I am good with that. Instead, I would rather use the time of the new year as a time of reflection and love. I don't want it to be a challenge to lose weight or save money. Those are things we can do a week into January. I think we have an entire year to make promises, to fulfill them, or to be disappointed. Why do it on a single night that should be one of celebration and reflection? So, this year, no resolution for the family and I. Instead I will ponder the extra few pounds I want to lose in a few weeks, or maybe next year sometime. Honestly, it really doesn't bother me too much. I will think about the vacation money we want to put away next week, not tonight. Instead, I will be happy with the choices I made in the past year and look forward to the next year with my amazing family. Whatever your choice is, your resolution, I hope your New Year is as beautiful as mine. Happy 2015 to each of you!

We do exactly the same. I have always thought New Year's resolutions were ridiculous! Happy 2015 to you as well!

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Amie

01/20/2015 10:53am

I had cake this morning for breakfast and thought of this post. I would never survive if I had to give up sweets!

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Trish

01/21/2015 11:56pm

Yea, no resolutions for me either. Although there was that one year I quit smoking and it worked but I didn't do it till the 5th of January. Reflection and general goals are good things to ponder, but nothing written in stone.

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Katherine Riley

01/26/2015 1:31pm

I like your resolution. We have goals for this year but nothing that is set in stone.